Arrangement for the infeed and outfeed of valuable documents

US5680935A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• De la Rue Inter Innovation AB · SE

Inventors

• Jan Mistander · Stuvsta-Snättringe, SE
• Jan Wigur · Stockholm, SE
• Gosta Edin · Örebro, SE
• Jan Olof Ek · Alvesta, SE
• Leif Lundblad
• Bertil Mattsson · Robertsfors, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 29, 1996
• Grant date: Oct 28, 1997
• Expiry date: Mar 29, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65H2701/1912
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An arrangement for infeeding and outfeeding documents, such as banknotes, cheques, etc., having a command system for externally controlling the functions thereof, and a storage system for storing the documents fed into the arrangement between mutually coacting belts. The storage system has allocated, well-defined and registered document storage positions for incoming documents. A detector system functions to identify incoming documents prior to storage of the documents in the well-defined and unoccupied positions. The arrangement also includes a memory system for storing information relating to respective locations of stored documents, and a path selector mechanism which, when in a first position, enables the documents to be fed to the storage system and which, when in a second position, enables, in accordance with information obtained from the memory system, the documents earlier stored in the document storage system to be dispensed from the arrangement in response to a command entered through the command system. This enables the arrangement to receive a mixture of different documents on each infeed occasion and to dispense on each outfeed occasion a desired quantity and desired t…